Megalancistrus parananus (L 113)
Peters, 1881
according to the origin Río Paraná
Synonyms
Pterygoplichthys parananus
has Ancistrus gigas
has Chaetostomus aculeatus
has Chaetostomus gigas
has Megalancistrus aculeatus
has Megalancistrus gigas
Paraná-Riesenkaktuswels
Vieja del agua espinosa
Megalancistrus parananus (L 234)
has Ancistrus gigas
has Chaetostomus aculeatus
has Chaetostomus gigas
has Megalancistrus aculeatus
has Megalancistrus gigas
Paraná-Riesenkaktuswels
Vieja del agua espinosa
Megalancistrus parananus (L 234)
Length (total)
approx. 80 cm
Recommended tank size
300 cm
Temperature
20 - 27 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Altó Paraná, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Central, Cordillera, San Pedro, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, Rio Grande do Sul, Iguaçu, Paraná, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fe, Entre Rios,Corrientes, Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Soriano
Argentinia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río de la Plata
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape
unknown
I / 5 rays
slightly convex - later slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
I / 11 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
slightly convex - later slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
I / 11 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
06/June/2012
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 390
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.66
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.142
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.104
- Kaluza, Markus: "Megalancistrus parananus – Riesen zwischen den Staudämmen"
(DATZ Februar / März 2023)
- Peters, W., 1881 "Mitteilung über vier neue Fische" (Sitzungsbericht der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin)
- Frota, A.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Petenucci, L.M. & Graça, W.J. da, 2016 "Inventory of the fish fauna from Ivaí River basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 16 No. 3, P. 6)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 419)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 419)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 75)
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Sandra Udrizar
1, 2, 3
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